Modern Concrete Construction (4 Volumes)

Modern Concrete Construction by W.H. Glanville volumes 1-4. Chapters include: concrete - materials – cement, concrete – proportioning, mixing, placing and curing, pre-cast products-flags and kerbs, concrete pipes, tiles, cast stone, surface finish, roads-layout, earthworks and drainage, roads-joints, kerbs and footpaths, roads-concrete finishing machinery, cement-bound macadam roads, reinforced concrete: general considerations, beams, columns and floors, foundations and piles, design of a framed structure, the design estimate, formwork and shuttering: basement construction, floor construction plus more… Book one includes 304 pages, book two:276 pages, book three: 334 pages, book four: 315 pages. These old books still retain the original dust covers though a little warn. These books are in a good condition with clean pages.

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Author: W.H. Glanville
Delivery: E
Price : £40.00

The building Encyclopedia (Volume 3)

The building Encyclopedia (Volume 3) A handbook of Modern building practice for the working builder by Blaxland Stubbs. Articles include: Hot water supply boiler systems and pipes, non traditional methods of house construction, housing manual three types of plans, housing schemes site selection and layout, joints and jointing in carpentry, joists, kitchen planning, marble, masonry, mortar, mortgage, noise insulation, ornamental brickwork, partitions, pier and panel system, porches and domestic houses plus  many other chapters. Hardback book includes a number of diagrams and photographs plus a few pull out building plans.

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Author: Blaxland Stubbs
Delivery: D
Price : £10.00

The Modern Bricklayer (3 Volumes)

The Modern Bricklayer A practical work on Bricklaying in all its Branches with special sections on tiling and slating, specifications, estimating etc etc.. written by W. Frost and published by Caxton. Chapters include: bricks and their varieties, mortars, tools and appliances, the bonds, foundations and footings, jointing and painting, house drains, retaining walls, arches, old English brickwork, decorative brickwork, cleaning brickwork, tall chimney shafts plus many other chapters. Volume one includes 209 pages, volume two 210 pages, volume three 216 pages.
All three books have staining to cloth covers fairly tatty, some of the pages are coming away from their bindings.

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Author: published by Caxton
Delivery: E
Price : £60.00

Bricklaying and Simple Building for Amateurs

Bricklaying and Simple Building for Amateurs by F Gardener a few chapters cover: Weather conditions, - How to begin, - Materials, - Quantities, tools and accessories, - Lime v cement, - Mixing lime and sand, - Foundations, -Footings, - Laying the bricks, - Crazy walls, - Tar paving plus many other chapters. This old book includes 62 pages with a few drawings and diagrams. Some small tares to dust cover.

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Author: F Gardener
Delivery: A
Price : £8.00

Newnes Pratical Householder Complete Home Maintenance. Preface reads: ”Everything the householder needs to know in order to maintain and improve his home is included in Complete Home Maintenance. Dated 1966, hard back book includes 394 pages many with illustrations and B/W photographs.

Date: 1966
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Delivery: D
Price : £9.00

"Building Geometry" by W J Stone / Longmans is a 213 page book dated 1946 covers subject areas including geometrical models, polygons, points, lines, planes, arches, curves, mouldings and much more. The book includes 430 diagrams.

Date: 1946
Book size: 6 3/4" x 8 1/2"
Author: W J Stone / Longmans

Building Educator Volumes 1-3 (Pitman)

Building Educator edited by Richard Greenhalgh and published by Pitman. Includes volumes 1, 2 and 3, dated 1927. Subjects covered include: architectural design, history of architecture, carpentry, joinery, structural engineering, brickwork, masonry, plumbing, drainage and sanitation, shop-fitting, stair casing and hand railing, architects office and routine, specifications and quantities, super intendence, labour-saving appliances, civil engineering, builders geometry, town planning, estimating, plain and reinforced, concrete, plastering, surveying and levelling plus many other subjects covered. This collection of hardback books includes 1611 page with many drawings and diagrams plus a few pull-outs. Nice set.

Date: 1927
Author: Richard Greenhalgh and published by Pitman
Delivery: E
Price : £48.00